Nov 1 Authors' Day

Over the last year I've tried add books to my shelves that will better educate me on social issues. I found knowledge in self-help books, poetry books, essay books and most surprisingly a teen novel. Below are just five of those books that I think everyone should have on their shelves.

The Hate U Giveby Angie Thomas

A completely eye-opening book for a white woman like myself. Thomas brilliantly illustrates white privilege in 450 pages. If you are white you WILL feel uncomfortable but you're supposed to we've been living in a world MADE for us and everyone else has been made to feel like an outsider, so it's about time we started feeling like outsiders.

Obviously, I'm not a woman of colour but I bought this book to better understand the struggles that women of colour face in a world rife with European beauty standards. Bird takes you on a journey of self-love in 127 pages to ultimately "Be Unapologetically You".

There is a culture of division being encouraged and it is fueled by online, anonymous hatred.

We Should All Be Feministsby Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Everyone should read this book or at LEAST watch the TED Talk on it! Her words are eye-opening and she uses her knowledge of sexism in both Africa and America to shed light on many issues that women face with a different perspective.

We have evolved but our ideas of gender have not.

Random Notes from a Broken Girlby Natasha Helwig

It takes guts to get vulnerable and that's exactly what Helwig does in this collection of poems and thoughts. Each page is filled with emotion that is relatable for so many. This book is like an old friend reminding you that you're not alone.

How can your heart know what’s good for it, if it’s never had the chance to beat alone?

Milk and Honeyby Rupi Kaur

I was familiar with Kaur's work long before I even knew she had a book, the beauty of Instagram! There is just something so familiar about every poem like she's been inside your head and felt your feelings. She has an incredible way of illustrating with words and I can't get enough!

Brittany is a writer, blogger and creator of Fierce Females who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She learned later than most what it means to be a feminist and now works to make up for those lost years by learning all she can. She writes to cope with traumas until she’s ready to talk about it but most of the time writing is easier than speaking.

Brittany is a writer, blogger and creator of Fierce Females who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She learned later than most what it means to be a feminist and now works to make up for those lost years by learning all she can. She writes to cope with traumas until she’s ready to talk about it but most of the time writing is easier than speaking.